Enjoy Being Miserable
I'll enjoy being miserable, here's why
My wife has gone and left me,
the bailiff's at the door.
I'm not exactly dying
but my health is very poor.
I have a funny feeling
that I'm subject to a curse.
My hopes and aspirations
all went into reverse.
The weather's bloody awful,
and my roof is caving in.
Against the odds I'm facing
I know I cannot win.
The preacher at the corner
is promising Man's doom,
and the telly, when it's working
adds to the general gloom.
I sometimes got the feeling
to my life there's little point,
and so I played with notions
to leave this earthly joint.
I heard a voice within me say
"Look on the dark side, mate,
and it will surprise you
what abundance brings your fate."
So, enjoy being miserable,
is what I have to say,
and you will find enjoyment
from dawn till end of day.
If you're rich in sorrow,
then in sorrow why not wallow?
Copyright © Julian Scutts | Year Posted 2018
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